Healings and Hurtings: Religion, Self, and Body

The 2014 Ideas Matter Lecture series was devoted to critical examination of the human body and its manifold meanings in religious experience. Click through for videos and photographs from this amazing series.

Citizenship and Crisis: On the Centenary of World War I

We will be holding a series of events around the theme "Citizenship and Crisis" designed to challenge our views and engender discussion about the obligations, rights, and changing definitions of citizens.

Dr. Nicole von Germeten presents a case study of women’s use of the law in Spanish America demonstrates how the above concepts carried over to Spain’s viceroyalties in the Americas. In the late sixteenth century, a woman in Cartagena, a port...

Behind almost every news story is a religious angle. Religion informs personal meaning and creates community; we might say that religion is the original transnational force. More and more, people around the world are getting their information...

The final event in the 2014 Ideas Matter Lecture series is a panel discussion with Corvallis physicians Dr. Charli Clark, Dr. Shawn Foley, Dr. David Grube, & Dr. Lorri Hendon who will address the treatment of the physical body and its...

On November 5th, the Valley Library Special Collections and Archive Research Center hosted four professors from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion to discuss the wide reaching impacts of World War 1.

On November 5th, the Valley Library Special Collections and Archive Research Center hosted four professors from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion to discuss the wide reaching impacts of World War 1.

On November 5th, the Valley Library Special Collections and Archive Research Center hosted four professors from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion to discuss the wide reaching impacts of World War 1.

On November 5th, the Valley Library Special Collections and Archive Research Center hosted four professors from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion to discuss the wide reaching impacts of World War 1.

Learn more about Juntos, our college readiness program for Latin@ families, and help CREATE Oregon State raise $10,000 for the project: OSU Juntos - Together for a Better Education. Even $1 can make a difference!

SHPR News

Still need a class for Spring? We have uploaded all of our course flyers to our Flickr page. You can browse our SP15 course offerings here – History / Philosophy Check out the short video below to see all of … Continue reading →Read full story.

“On the eve of the Second World War, Mexico led the world in number of national parks. The Mexican government designated hundreds of thousands of hectares in fourteen states as national parks by 1940, during a time when the country … Continue reading →Read full story.

“Of course, offensive speech does not justify murder… But I think these most responses evade, rather than engage, the moral dimensions that surround satire.” Read more of Joseph Orosco’s insightful response on The Anarres Project for Alternative Futures website. Read full story.

Jacob Darwin Hamblin’s essay on how “seeing the oceans” has changed over time was published in the June 2014 issue of Isis. The title is “Seeing the Oceans in the Shadow of Bergen Values.” It begins with a discussion of … Continue reading →Read full story.

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An education that powers a lifetime:

The School of History, Philosophy, and Religion provides students with a richly connected series of lenses though which they can examine the universe and their place in it. Our students learn to research, analyze, and contextualize the changing roles of religion, science, politics, and thought in both ancient and modern cultures. They also develop ethical, moral reasoning, and critical thinking skills in the service of an engaged life.

This foundation has enabled our graduates to find careers delving in the archives at the Library of Congress, working as ethical consultants for international corporations, opening and operating their own businesses, serving in government, nonprofits, and the military, and even becoming teachers, ministers, and professors themselves.

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